us_aca_subsidy_cliff
ACA Subsidy Cliff Checker (2026)
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Where your 2026 marketplace subsidy sits against the restored 400%-of-poverty cliff — and the clawback risk if income crosses it. For 2026 the enhanced ACA premium tax credits have expired, and the pre-2021 structure is back: below 400% of the federal poverty line your premium is capped at a sliding share of income; one dollar above 400% and the subsidy drops to zero. This tool places your household on that curve — your FPL percentage, your expected contribution, your estimated monthly subsidy, and exactly where the cliff falls in dollars. It also flags the 2026 change most people miss: the cap on repaying advance credits was repealed, so if your year-end income lands over 400% you repay every advance dollar with no limit. The decisive input is your FULL-YEAR 2026 MAGI, reconciled at filing — not the estimate you gave at enrollment.
Input schema
| Property | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| income | number | no | Expected 2026 household income (MAGI) Your best estimate of full-year 2026 household modified AGI — the number the credit is reconciled against at filing, not just what you report at enrollment. A bonus, capital gain, or extra freelance income counts. |
| household | number | no | People in your tax household You, your spouse if filing jointly, and everyone you claim as a dependent — this sets the poverty line the percentage is measured against. |
| state | string | no | Which state Alaska and Hawaii have higher federal poverty guidelines, which shifts every threshold up. |
| expansion | string | no | Did your state expand Medicaid? Decides the bottom end. In expansion states, adults under 138% of poverty get Medicaid instead of a marketplace subsidy. In the 10 non-expansion states, adults below 100% FPL fall into the coverage gap — too rich for Medicaid, too poor for a subsidy. *WI covers adults to 100% FPL by waiver. |
| benchmark | number | no | Benchmark Silver premium (monthly, for your household) The second-lowest-cost Silver plan (SLCSP) for your household — the plan the subsidy is pegged to. Find yours on healthcare.gov’s plan preview or the KFF subsidy calculator; it varies a lot by age and county. The default is a rough mid-range family figure — replace it for an accurate dollar subsidy. |
Raw JSON schema
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"income": {
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"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
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},
"household": {
"description": "People in your tax household You, your spouse if filing jointly, and everyone you claim as a dependent — this sets the poverty line the percentage is measured against.",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 12,
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},
"state": {
"description": "Which state Alaska and Hawaii have higher federal poverty guidelines, which shifts every threshold up.",
"type": "string",
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"contiguous",
"alaska",
"hawaii"
],
"default": "contiguous"
},
"expansion": {
"description": "Did your state expand Medicaid? Decides the bottom end. In expansion states, adults under 138% of poverty get Medicaid instead of a marketplace subsidy. In the 10 non-expansion states, adults below 100% FPL fall into the coverage gap — too rich for Medicaid, too poor for a subsidy. *WI covers adults to 100% FPL by waiver.",
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"yes",
"no"
],
"default": "yes"
},
"benchmark": {
"description": "Benchmark Silver premium (monthly, for your household) The second-lowest-cost Silver plan (SLCSP) for your household — the plan the subsidy is pegged to. Find yours on healthcare.gov’s plan preview or the KFF subsidy calculator; it varies a lot by age and county. The default is a rough mid-range family figure — replace it for an accurate dollar subsidy.",
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0,
"maximum": 10000,
"default": 1400
}
},
"required": [],
"additionalProperties": false
}